Anthony's Kitchen

A 4.9-star rating across 291 Google reviews, a Michelin star earned in 2024, and a We're Smart Green Guide listing: Anthony's Kitchen in Meerbusch is quietly one of the most interesting restaurant decisions in the greater Düsseldorf area right now.

If you are deciding whether to book, the short answer is yes — with one condition. Anthony's Kitchen rewards guests who come with curiosity rather than habit. Chef Anthony Sarpong runs a West African-influenced kitchen that produces genuinely inventive food, and the informal, cookery-school-adjacent atmosphere means the service philosophy here is warmer and less ceremonial than most Michelin-starred rooms in Germany. That's a feature, not a gap.

What You're Booking Into

The room at Moerser Str. 81 operates as both restaurant and cookery school, which shapes how the space feels. An open kitchen is central to the design, and the chefs themselves occasionally bring dishes to the table — a deliberate choice that collapses the distance between brigade and guest. Visually, the setting reads as smart but informal: you are not walking into a hushed, white-tablecloth institution. You are walking into a room where the kitchen is the focal point and the cooking is the conversation. For an explorer-type diner, that transparency is a selling point.

The food sits at the intersection of West African tradition and international technique. Sarpong, who was born in Ghana, works with flavours that most German fine-dining rooms do not attempt: plantain, palm soup, ginger, lemongrass, paprika-infused tapioca. The Michelin guide specifically calls out his plantain gnocchi served in a foamed palm soup with ginger and lemongrass, finished with paprika-infused tapioca crisps, as evidence of his skill at balancing sweet, fruity, and spicy registers. That balance is not easy to achieve at the level of precision a starred kitchen demands, and the 2024 Michelin star confirms it is being achieved here.

The Two Menus

Anthony's Kitchen offers two set menus: "The Expedition" and the plant-focused "Green Journey." Both run at five or seven courses. The Green Journey earned specific recognition from the We're Smart Green Guide, which named it a series of beautiful creations and endorsed Sarpong's argument that pure plant cooking can be as satisfying as meat- or fish-led menus. If you are sceptical of vegetable-forward fine dining, this is one of the better tests of that scepticism in Germany right now. The Expedition broadens the canvas with Sarpong's full range of West African and international influences.

At the €€€€ price tier, you are spending at the same level as other German Michelin-starred restaurants. What differentiates the value calculation here is the specificity of the cooking and the relative scarcity of this culinary perspective in the country. West African fine dining at Michelin level is rare in Germany, which means Anthony's Kitchen is not competing on familiar terms with its peers , it is offering something those peers do not.

Service: Where the Experience Earns Its Price

The service philosophy at Anthony's Kitchen is worth considering carefully, because it will determine whether the price feels justified to you. This is not the white-glove formality of a three-star room. The atmosphere is described as informal, the chefs serve dishes themselves, and the cookery-school dimension of the space means the boundary between kitchen and dining room is intentionally thin. For guests who measure value by ceremony and choreography, that informality might feel like a gap. For guests who measure value by engagement, knowledge, and directness , the kind of service where the person explaining a dish actually made it , this model delivers something more authentic than polished formality alone can provide.

The 4.9 Google rating across nearly 300 reviews is unusually consistent for a restaurant at this price tier, and suggests the service experience is landing well with the actual guest base, not just critics. That kind of rating at €€€€ pricing typically indicates the room is meeting expectations rather than under-delivering on them.

Booking and Practical Details

Anthony's Kitchen is a hard booking. A 2024 Michelin star combined with a distinctive culinary identity and a relatively small room means availability moves quickly. Book as far in advance as your plans allow , several weeks minimum is a reasonable expectation for a weekend dinner. The restaurant's dual role as cookery school may also create scheduling complexity around event nights, so confirm directly when you reserve. The address is Moerser Str. 81, 40667 Meerbusch, Germany, which sits within reach of Düsseldorf by car or taxi. Hours and direct contact details are not published in our current data, so check availability via the restaurant directly.

Dress smart-casual. The room is described as smart but informal, which at Michelin level in Germany typically means no trainers or sportswear, but a jacket is not required for men. Match the energy of the room rather than over-dressing for a ceremony that is not the venue's register.

Explore More in Meerbusch

Anthony's Kitchen is one restaurant in a broader Meerbusch dining picture worth understanding before you book. For classic German cuisine in the area, Landhaus Mönchenwerth offers a contrasting but complementary experience. For the full picture of what to eat, drink, and do nearby, browse our full Meerbusch restaurants guide, our full Meerbusch hotels guide, our full Meerbusch bars guide, our full Meerbusch wineries guide, and our full Meerbusch experiences guide.

If you are building a wider Germany fine-dining itinerary around this visit, JAN in Munich, Schanz in Piesport, and The Table Kevin Fehling in Hamburg each offer a different version of what innovative starred cooking looks like in Germany. For global comparisons in the innovative fine-dining category, Soigné in Seoul and Thevar in Singapore are the international peers most worth knowing.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Is Anthony's Kitchen good for solo dining? Yes, particularly if you book a counter or kitchen-adjacent seat where the open kitchen layout gives you something to engage with. Solo dining at €€€€ in Germany works leading when the service model is interactive rather than formal, and Anthony's Kitchen fits that description. Call ahead to request a seat with a good sightline to the kitchen.
• What should I order at Anthony's Kitchen? You cannot order à la carte , the format is set menus only. Choose between The Expedition (five or seven courses, West African and international influences) and the Green Journey (five or seven courses, pure plant). The Green Journey is the menu that earned We're Smart Green Guide recognition. If plant-forward cooking interests you even slightly, the seven-course version is the stronger choice for the depth of the experience.
• What should I wear to Anthony's Kitchen? Smart-casual. The room is Michelin-starred but deliberately informal. A jacket is not required, but this is not a jeans-and-trainers room either. Think of it as the dress code for a serious but unstuffy dinner: dressed up relative to everyday, but not black-tie adjacent.
• Is Anthony's Kitchen good for a special occasion? Yes, with the right guest. The Michelin star and set-menu format give it occasion weight, and the culinary story , West African fine dining in Germany , provides a talking point that most anniversary or celebration dinners cannot match. It is less suited to guests who want ceremony and formality as the occasion marker; more suited to guests for whom the food itself is the celebration.
• Is the tasting menu worth it at Anthony's Kitchen? Yes, if you engage with what makes it specific. The value is not in portion volume or room luxury , it is in a culinary perspective you are unlikely to find at this level of execution elsewhere in Germany. The We're Smart Green Guide endorsement and the 2024 Michelin star together confirm the kitchen is delivering at the level the price implies. The seven-course version of either menu gives you the fuller argument.
• Is Anthony's Kitchen worth the price? At €€€€, you are paying Michelin-starred prices for a cooking style and cultural perspective that is genuinely rare at this level in Germany. The 4.9 Google rating across 291 reviews suggests the guest experience consistently meets expectations. If you value culinary specificity over conventional fine-dining ceremony, the price is justified. If you want a more traditional starred-restaurant experience, look elsewhere.
• What are alternatives to Anthony's Kitchen in Meerbusch? For classic cuisine in Meerbusch itself, Landhaus Mönchenwerth is the main alternative. For Michelin-starred options in the broader region, Vendôme in Bergisch Gladbach offers a more conventional fine-dining experience at the same price tier. CODA Dessert Dining in Berlin is the closest peer for format-challenging creative dining at €€€€, though the concept and cuisine are entirely different.